About me

I am a sociologist, PhD in social sciences, assistant professor at the Institute of Sociology, Collegium Civitas, Warsaw, Poland. In addition to my position as an assistant professor, I serve as the Deputy Head of the Sociology Department. I also work as assistant professor at the National Information Processing Institute in the Laboratory of Statistical Analysis, Warsaw, Poland.

I specialize in social research methodology, survey research, quantitative data analysis, values and norms of Polish society, anomie theories, sociology of science, pro-environmental behaviour.

I focus on axio-normative grounds of contemporary liberal democracies, values and norms of scientists and legitimacy of social-political systems.

My research on Institutional Anomie Theory has focused on the ways in which cultural values and institutions can lead to social disorganization and deviant behavior. Specifically, I have conducted research, which offer a theoretically derived, comprehensive measure of the individual-level instantiation of an anomic culture depicted in IAT, that is, ‘marketized mentality’. Structural equation models testing for the single higher-order factor marketized mentality were calculated with a representative random sample of Poland’s population.

I have also published research on the sociology of science, investigating the ethos of science in contemporary Poland. This research has examined the different types of ethos of science present in Poland, including the academic, industrial, post-academic, and opportunistic types.

Additionally, I have conducted research on pro-environment behavior, exploring the factors that motivate individuals to engage in environmentally friendly practices. My work has focused on the primary drivers of private-sphere pro-environmental behavior in several European countries during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Main achievements:

• 2020 The President of Collegium Civitas award for scientific and research work. The research report “Czas pandemii w polskich mediach społecznościowych” [Pandemic time in Polish social media]
• 2019 The President of Collegium Civitas award for outstanding academic achievement.
• 2013 The Senate of Collegium Civitas award for outstanding doctoral dissertation, as well as its exemplary defence on December 10, 2012
• 2013 Collegium Civitas Research Grant for Young PhDs

My most important publications:

Bieliński, J., & Hövermann, A. (2023). Perceived Marketization in Poland. Translating Key Concepts of Institutional Anomie Theory to the Micro Level. European Journal of Criminology, 20(1), 20-42. doi:10.1177/1477370821996853

Iwińska, K., Bieliński, J., Calheiros, C. S. C., Koutsouris, A., Kraszewska, M., & Mikusiński, G. (2023). The primary drivers of private-sphere pro-environmental behaviour in five European countries during the Covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Cleaner Production, 136330. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136330

Bieliński, J., & Tomczyńska, A. (2019). The Ethos of Science in Contemporary Poland. Minerva, 57(2), 151-173. doi:10.1007/s11024-018-9365-1

Bieliński, J. (2017). Political Legitimacy and Normative Disorientation in European Liberal Democracies. Polish Sociological Review, 3(199), 267-285.

Bieliński, J. (2013). Między anomią a fatalizmem. Regulacja społeczna w Polsce w okresie zmiany systemowej. Warszawa: Zakład Wydawniczy NOMOS.

Selected conference presentations:

• Iwińska, K., & Bieliński, J. (2023). You Can be Eco-Friendly but Not at Your Own Expense - Underlying the Fundamental Factors of Private-Sphere Pro-Environmental Behaviour in 5 European Countries. XX ISA World Congres of Sociology.
• Bieliński, J., & Feldy, M. (2023). The gender pay gap at the early stage of academic career: case of Poland. 21st Annual STS Conference - Critical Issues in Science, Technology and Society Studies.
• Bieliński, J. et al. (2022) Why does the Female Early Career Researcher Earn Less than her Male Colleague? Gender Gaps Progression in Academia. ESA RN 33 Mid-Term Conference. New Challenges to Feminism and Gender Research,
• Iwińska, K., Bieliński, J., & Kraszewska, M. (2021). Pro-environmental behaviour in selected European countries. A cross-country study explaining levels of PEB. 15th ESA Conference.
• Bieliński, J., & Tomczyńska, A. (2018). Ethos of Science and the Marketized Mentality of Academics in Contemporary Poland. XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.30607.69285
• Bieliński, J., & Hövermann, A. (2017). Modeling Institutional Anomie Theory on Individual Level as a Causal Mechanism. 13th Conference of the European Sociological Association. H
• Hövermann, A., & Bieliński, J. (2017). Conceptualizing Institutional Anomie Theory on the Individual Level in Poland. American Society of Criminology Meeting.

Selected teaching activities:

In the last 6 years, I have taught classes in the methodology and statistics block: Quantitative Data Analysis, Advanced Techniques in Quantitative Research, R Programming Environment, Elements of Data Mining, Logic, Statistics for Sociologists, Statistical Data Analysis and Programming in R Environment, Methodology of Social Sciences with Elements of Logic, and Social Structure and Change.

Expert activities and cooperation with the social environment

• 2018 „Zmiany w systemie edukacji w Polsce odpowiedzą na oczekiwania społeczne i zmiany gospodarcze. Raport z badań ewaluacyjnych konsultacji społecznych projektu" – Fundacja Wiedza Lokalna
• Since 2013 working in National Information Processing Institute. Presenty assistant professor in Laboratory of Statistical Analysis, member of Research and Development Committee
• Since 2010 Member of “Local Knowledge” Foundation Menegement Board